Community
Congressman Ellison hosts annual Labor Day picnic
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Labor friends and other supporters are invited to Congressman Keith Ellison\’s annual Labor Day weekend barbeque, planned for Sunday, Aug. 31.
Community
Ribbon-cutting planned for new State Fair labor pavilion
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Minnesota unions and union members will be showcased at the new Minnesota AFL-CIO pavilion at the Minnesota State Fair.
Community
Unions plan Labor Day parade at State Fair
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The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation will march in the State Fair Parade at 2 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1, and union members, family and friends are invited to participate.
Community
Union members to take labor message to Game Fair
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Starting Friday, union members will staff a labor booth at Game Fair, the region\’s premiere hunting and fishing showcase.
Community
Building Trades to join in I-35W bridge memorial ceremony
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Members of Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades unions, who lost a union brother in the collapse of the I-35W bridge, will join in memorial ceremonies Friday, the one-year anniversary of the disaster.
Community
Congress puts spotlight on abuses at Iowa plant
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Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met Saturday with workers and community leaders to discuss the May 12 immigration raid at the Agriprocessors, Inc., plant. Earlier in the week, a House subcommittee heard testimony about how the raid has split families and the community.
Community
SEIU to hold Labor Day festival in St. Paul
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On the opening day of the Republican National Convention, the Service Employees International Union will sponsor a festival on St. Paul\’s Harriet Island to celebrate workers\’ achievements and "promote a New Vision for the 21st Century," organizers said.
Community
Minneapolis Building Trades sponsor Aquatennial block party
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The Minneapolis Building and Construction Trades Council has signed on as the sponsor for the official kick-off event for this year\’s Minneapolis Aquatennial — the annual downtown block party this Friday.
Community
Statue honors Iwo Jima flagraiser, all veterans
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A bronze statue of the late Charles Lindberg, Iwo Jima flagraiser and longtime IBEW Local 292 member, will be unveiled July 4 at the Honoring All Veterans Memorial in Richfield.
Community
35W bridge construction approaches milestone
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Progress on the new Interstate 35W bridge will reach a milestone this week, as union workers are expected to attach the last of 120 precast box girders.